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176 - An Important Mission

Penulis: Sakiah Zee
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-01-22 15:30:45

GILDEON

He thought it was a figure of speech at first. He hadn’t expected the Indigo Sylph to mean it literally—centuries into the future.

Jumping into the next scene, Gildeon braced himself. The air was cool, and the sky stretched dark above him. He stood at the edge of what appeared to be a small park or a quiet town bordering the woods. Six camper vans were parked in uneven rows along the tree line. A bonfire flickered in the center of the clearing, its glow dancing across a group of about ten people gathered around it.

A few held beer bottles, their laughter spilling into the night. Some swayed as if they were having the time of their lives. One man strummed a guitar, and the others sang along to what sounded like a country song.

He had no clue what year this was. The seventies? Eighties, maybe?

“I didn’t expect you to make it this far,” Drusden’s voice came from behind him.

“About time you showed up,” Gildeon replied dryly, not bothering to turn around. “I was starting to forget
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